Dubai - Enough of the bad news! Here is a piece of real Arab women empowerment in practice rather than theory as we ring in the International Women's Day this week. With International Women's Day on the horizon, March 8, the giant Airline Emirates, a Dubai-based carrier, announced that Captain Nevin Darwish from Egypt has succeeded in flying the iconic Emirates Airbus A380 on a flight from Dubai to Veinna. Captain Darwish has become the first woman of Arab origin to have captained the Airbus A380 in the world. Also on board, first officer Alia Al Muhairi, a UAE national, who is currently the youngest Emirati female pilot at Airline Emirates operating the jumbo jet.
